Trump overhauls DHS: TSA chief, Coast Guard head fired; Aviation Security Committee axed
President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads of the…
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TSA warns of uptick in concealed cat eyes keychain weapon
Transportation Security Administration officials in Albany are warning travellers about a concerning uptick in innocuous-looking…
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FAA moves to toughen safety rules on public charter airlines
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to impose tougher safety requirements on public charter airlines such as Dallas-based…
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TSA urges US forwarders and shippers to prepare for new security rules
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has urged forwarders to advise customers of new screening rules which come…
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US airport security screening to become more gender-neutral
U.S. airport security procedures will become more gender-neutral, with changes to scanners used for screening and the use of anX…
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TSA finds 3 times more guns at checkpoints, despite drop in traffic
The number of people flying on commercial jetliners is down 75% from last summer, but the rate of those getting caught either…
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TSA says new airport full-body scanner must add a privacy filter
A full-body scanner that the Transportation Security Administration hopes can speed up airport security checkpoints must go back…
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TSA eyes open-systems explosives detection algorithms for rapid upgrades to airport security systems
U.S. government airport security experts are moving forward with a project to develop vendor-neutral software for explosives…
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Airport security could soon start at the kerb, says TSA boss
The nations aviation security forces must shift their focus away from checkpoints and toward public areas of airports to adapt to…
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Smiths Detection partners university in deep learning research for airport screening
Smiths Detection Inc. is partnering with the Duke University - Edmund T. Pratt Jr. School of Engineering, Department of…
By web-post | 1 minute readPeter Neffenger sworn in as sixth US TSA administrator
Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Jeh Johnson has named Peter Neffenger as the sixth administrator of the Transportation…
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